5.11.2021 Events, Film

The Day I Found the Girl in the Trash

International Premiere at the Raindance Festival 2021

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Former social activist Szymon announces that he wants to commit suicide on his streaming channel on New Year’s Eve of 2028. By doing so, he wants to make an ultimate statement against slavery in Poland. Then, one day before the event, he finds an abandoned slave-girl in the trash.

Followed by a Q&A.

27 October to 6 November for the 29th edition of the Raindance Film Festival. As the world begins to emerge from a Covid cocoon, Britain’s biggest independent film festival Raindance is poised and ready to return to cinemas – and after the last 18 months of isolation and uncertainty, Raindance is coming back reimagined, reinvented, and with a host of new partners and of course some incredible new films.

Scheduled Events Film

Polish Culture Festival in the UK @

The Polish Social and Cultural Centre (POSK) and the Pomysłodalnia Foundation have launched an open call for UK-based Polish poets and artists to join the inaugural "Polish, Very Polish" festival in London from 12–20 September 2026. Submissions for the digital anthology and live poetry slam are open until 31 July 2026.
12 09.2026 20 09.2026 Events, Literature

Tomasz Zyrmont Quartet performance at Toulouse Lautrec

Acclaimed pianist and composer Tomasz Zyrmont presents music from his acclaimed new album London Manifest in an evening of contemporary jazz, original compositions and inspired improvisation.
15 08.2026 Events, Music

Interview with Ursula Phillips, Literature translator, Found

In this episode, we sit down with Ursula Phillips, a renowned literary translator and academic. Ursula takes us behind the scenes of her incredible career, shares her unique philosophy on translation, and dives deep into her latest monumental achievement: translating Jacek Dukaj’s epic novel, Ice.
11 07.2026 Events, Film, History, Literature, Resources, Videos